Leonardo da Vinci: The Complete Paintings and Drawings

Author: Da Vinci, Leonardo; Frank ZollnerBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 700Release Date: 01-12-2011Part Number: cpt-auo-428Details: By Frank Zöllner and Johannes NathanLeonardo da Vinci (Italian, 1452–1519) possessed one of the greatest minds of all time; his importance and influence are inestimable. This two-volume, midsize format comprehensive survey is the most complete book ever made on the subject of this Italian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, scientist and all-around genius. With huge, full-bleed details of Leonardo's masterworks, this highly original publication allows the reader to inspect the subtlest facets of his brushstrokes.Part I explores Leonardo's life and work in ten chapters. All of his paintings are interpreted in depth, with The Annunciation and The Last Supper featured on large double-spreads.Part II comprises a catalogue raisonné of Leonardo's paintings, which covers all of his surviving and lost painted works and includes texts describing their state